GGPoker, the new owner of the World Series of Poker, released an app just in time for this year’s gauntlet of 100 events in Las Vegas that will change the way players navigate their total tournament experience.
The WSOP+ app, released on May 5, is designed to make it easier for players to register for tournaments, eliminating the need to stand in registration lines that haunt the nightmares of any WSOP participant. While that may be its number-one goal, it also gives players so much more.
Here’s how Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of WSOP, puts it:
“Not only can our community now save time and effort by registering in advance for their favorite tournaments, but the app will also showcase WSOP content and all of the important event information that participants are eager to have at their fingertips!”
But there are things that players need to know before utilizing the WSOP+ app for registration. Let’s take a closer look.
Get the process going
First things first: Players must download the WSOP+ app to their phones, which can be found on the Google Play and Apple stores, the WSOP site, and through GGPoker.com.
Once installed, you must create a GGPass by entering your email and creating a password. Once the email is verified, you now have an account. GGPoker players will want to sign up using the same email they did when creating a GGPoker account. This will automatically merge all account details.
After creating an account, players will have to submit a few forms: The player release form and a form to connect a Caesars rewards number can be done online, but players must confirm their identity in person when they get to Las Vegas.
That will be done in the Champagne Ballroom at Paris Casino. Players must have a form of valid ID, and their Caesars Reward card to complete the registration process.
Players still are able to register and pay the entry fees to tournaments before they get to Las Vegas to complete the process, but they must verify their identities AND payment methods before taking their seats.
For example, if a player used a credit card to pay for a tournament, they must present the physical credit or debit card while verifying their existence. That goes for all the other payment methods, which are PayPal, Luxon Pay, and ACH (bank transfer).
Note: Players who pay with credit cards will have to ante-up an additional 3% on their total. Players are also responsible for banking fees. UPDATE: The WSOP has waived all credit card fees for 2025.
There are other ways to get money on the app to pay for the tournaments. Players can create and add funds to a Paris TA account, which will have to be created in person. Once an account is created, players can place whatever amount they want into it at casino cages and pay with those funds through the app.
Players can also fund their Paris TA account through a wire transfer that has a minimum of $100,000.
Players with WSOP.com accounts will also have the option to link and draw from them. Again, all of this needs to be done in person during the verification process at Paris Casino. Once the accounts are linked, players who qualified online or in live events around the world will see their tournament ticket in the app.
Players have the choice to either print a ticket out at kiosks, or simply bring their phones to the tables, where their virtual ticket will be scanned. For a more detailed explanation on payment methods and fees, click here.
Registration at cages in person, is, of course, still available.
Players who use the app to rebuy will be automatically put in a queue (if no seats are available), and will be notified via the app when their seat is opened.
Tournament clock in pocket
The WSOP+ app aims to be a valuable tool for tournament players, giving them real live data points as the tournament moves forward. Besides suppling the basic information that is available on all monitors running tournament clocks, it will also provide the names of the players remaining, the number of tables, who is at those tables, as well as a “story” feature that will allow players to make comments on each tourney.
For fans not watching from afar, it’s a great tool to follow the events. Here’s how the interface looks:
For more information, visit GGPoker or the WSOP+ App page — and good luck!
